Reference is to Printer's Date 4/13/16--H.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 44-71-30(C), as contained in SECTION 1, by deleting subsection (C) and inserting:
/(C) The license must prescribe by county the geographic area authorized to be served. A hospice must be licensed only to serve eligible patients in the county in which the hospice claims as its primary location or counties that are contiguous to the county in which the hospice claims as its primary location. Upon licensure, a hospice shall inform the department of the primary location for which the license is requested. A hospice may elect to claim the county in which the hospice's primary or sole office is housed as its primary location, or, in the case of a hospice geographically located in a postal zip code that encompasses more than one county, a hospice may elect to claim as its primary location either the county in which the hospice's primary or sole office is housed or one of the other counties encompassed by the same postal zip code for the area in which its primary or sole office is housed. A hospice that wishes to expand its licensed service area to include additional counties authorized in this section must first notify the department, in accordance with Section 44-71-40, and then receive approval from the department. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.